Apple released iPhone 3G firmware 2.2 update via iTunes last night. It appears there is still no relief for those corporate users who were hoping for a Microsoft 2003 / 2007 Exchange Sync setup solution.

PODcast downloads – Can now be performed over WIFI or over the air using 3G network without a PC itunes download.

Auto Correction – Now can disable auto correction on the virtual touch keyboard

Phone Quality – Improved quality – Dropped Calls & Voice Mail Quality

For our Enterprise users using Microsoft Exchange 2003 / Microsoft Exchange 2007 –It’s OUCH AGAIN!! – you don’t reap any benefits from this latest update. You still have a major list of unsupported features:

Only the inbox can be set to synchronize – sub-folders can be accessed

No Flagging on email

Cannot set Out of Office message

No Hot Keys for managing messages

No support for Activesync Schedule (eg. push during work hrs – pull outside of that)

No Smart Filtering

No ability to change sort order of email messages

No support for Server Search of email messages

Trying to delete messages or move them when you don’t have connectivity generates lots of errors messages and you cannot actually delete or move when offline

Message status is not set on the server for replying/forwarding to an email, similarly the status from the server is not provided to the iPhone

You cannot automatically set attachments to download

There is no control over maximum attachment size

You can’t see the number of unread or new emails without ’slide’ – unlocking the device

No ability to invite attendees to a meeting

You cannot provide a reason for declining meetings

Attendee status is not available

There is no click through to get access to information from the GAL for a participant

No support for setting Out of Office message

You cannot delete a single occurrence of a recurring meeting – you can only delete the whole series

Cannot enforce Storage or device encryption

Remote wipe is not immediate (Takes about 2 hours) and restore requires a brief re-cradling exercise to iTunes

PIN unlock timeout is not enforced on the iPhone

You have to ‘slide’ to unlock – then enter the PIN code to unlock the device

Difficult to get to Global Address List

Our Exchange – ActiveSync repair service is not just limited to USA customers we do solve issues around the world! So, don’t be shy, we assist everyone. Call us today: 480.440.4650 / Skype: TECHNOKOZ